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Hazing of Canada Geese is Unlikely to Reduce Nuisance Populations in Urban and Suburban Communities
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 Growing populations of resident Canada geese (Branta canadensis) have caused increased nuisance problems in urban and suburban communities. Hazing, or persistent harassment, is often recommended as a nonlethal management strategy to alleviate these ...
Robin A. Holevinski +2 more
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Fleas as parasites of the family Canidae
Parasites & Vectors, 2011 Historically, flea-borne diseases are among the most important medical diseases of humans. Plague and murine typhus are known for centuries while the last years brought some new flea-transmitted pathogens, like R. felis and Bartonella henselae.
Pfeffer Martin, Dobler Gerhard
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Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background The range of vertebrate hosts on which species of mosquito blood-feed is an important parameter for identifying potential vectors and in assessing the risk of incursion and establishment of vector-borne pathogens.
V. A. Brugman +9 more
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Kuwait Journal of ScienceSwallows (Hirundo spp.) inhabit a variety of habitats in both tropical and temperate zones. Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica), in particular, frequently roost in large numbers and construct mud nests on buildings, causing nuisance to humans.
M. Fazi S., Kaur R., N. Hashim N.E.
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Timing of spring surveys for midcontinent sandhill cranes
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2015 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has used spring aerial surveys to estimate numbers of migrating sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) staging in the Platte River Valley of Nebraska, USA. Resulting estimates index the abundance of the midcontinent sandhill
Aaron T. Pearse +3 more
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International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture, 2018 Purpose Nigeria produces large quantities of wastes per year, which are underutilised and constitute environmental nuisance. The effect of dietary mycomeat produced from ogi production wastes based on yellow maize using wild and mutant strains of ...
Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji +1 more
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Bird Nuisance at an Oil Gathering Station: A Landscape and Site Analysis
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental ScienceAbstract Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a migratory bird. In Petapahan Gas Station (GS), Riau, this bird roost in a big number and create some nuisance due to their faeces. The objective of this paper was to analyse the possible causes of swallow’s roost behaviour at the landscape and site level, and formulate some recommendations ...
A Mardiastuti +5 more
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Commentary Human-Wildlife Conflicts: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 Wildlife management has been defined as the art and science of applying scientific knowledge and ecological principles to manage wildlife populations for human objectives.
Terry A. Messmer
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Elsa Varela +4 more
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, 2002 This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Garden waste delivered by the public to a recycling centre is stockpiled, shredded and delivered to the on-farm composting site.
Burke, Jean, Walsh, Phil
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